Question

The measures of the angles of a triangle solve for X

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 7

Step-by-step explanation:

Because this is a right triangle, one angle is a right angle (90°). All triangles have all three angle measures adding up to 180°, so the other two angles' measures add up to 90° (90 + 90 = 180).

Combine like terms of the angle measures.

6x + 9x = 15x

-3 + (-12) = -15

15x - 15

Because the sum of the measures of the two angles have to equal 90,

15x - 15 = 90

Add 15 from both sides.

15x = 105

Divide both sides by 15.

x = 7

To check, substitute 7 in both expressions.

6(7) - 3 = 39

9(7) - 12 = 51

39 + 51 + 90 (the measure of the right angle) = 180, so the value of x is 7.

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